888poker Player Celebrates $70K Jackpot From a $10 BLAST Game!

Matthew Pitt
Senior Editor
3 min read
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When "Bellyfuff" became an 888poker player, they had no idea that only four days after joining the online poke site they would be seeing $70,000 land in their new account. 888poker's BLAST jackpot sit & go tournaments made this happen.

"Bellyfuff" bought into a $10 BLAST Sit & Go and was joined by "belacroatia1" and "Brisels". A few seconds after the trio sat down with their 1,500 starting stacks, the BLAST prize pool multiplier span around and landed on 10,000x, meaning the prize pool was a whopping $100,000! Because the 10,000x top prize pool multiplier was hit, this particular BLAST tournament paid out all three players instead of only the winner.

"Brisels" busted in third place but cannot be too disappointed because they walked away with $10,000 for their $10 investment! "belacroatia1" and "Bellyfuff" locked horns heads-up knowing the least they could win was $20,000 but that the champion would see a cool $70,000 wing its way to their 888poker account. "Bellyfuff" defeated "belacroatia1" and captured the whopping $70,000 top prize!

Massive Prizes are Possible in 888poker's BLAST Games

Last month saw 888poker award more than $400,000 in the ten biggest wins in its BLAST games, and those ten games had combined buy-ins of less than $500, showing you do not have to spend a lot to win big at 888poker.

Almost exactly a year ago, three lucky 888poker players shared a €1 million jackpot, the largest prize BLAST sit & go tournaments award. The third place finisher walked away with €100,000, the second-place finish scooped €200,000, while the champion, "Adria74" turned their meagre €1 entry into a life-changing €700,000!

That jackpot triggered only five months after "Mikaxe" locked in a $700,000 prize in a $100 buy-in game!

Three BLAST Jackpots Hit at 888poker in Three Days

What Are BLAST Sit & Go Tournaments?

BLAST Sit & Go tournaments are three-handed single table tournaments that start when three players have bought in. The prize pool is randomly determined before the first hands are dealt. Most of the time, the prize pool multiplier will either be 2x or 3x, but it can be as much as 10,000x or more in the special edition BLAST games.

These tournaments play like a traditional short-handed sit & go but with one key difference: the BLAST all-in timer. After a predetermined period of time, the BLAST timer will hit zero and that is when the fireworks happen. The surviving players are then set all-in for each hand until a champion is crowned! Make sure you use your skills to eliminate your opponents before the BLAST timer reaches zero and makes these games luck based.

Try BLAST Sit & Go Tournaments For Yourself

Head to 888poker today and experience the excitement of BLAST games for yourself. They come with buy-ins from only €0.10 up to €100, meaning there is a BLAST game for everyone.

Download 888poker via PokerNews and you can get your hands on a welcome bonus worth up to $400. Create your free account, and 888poker will give you a free $88 worth of cash game and tournament tickets – this is a free £20 for residents of the United Kingdom – just for reaching this stage.

Your first deposit is matched 100% up to $400 in the form of a releasable bonus. You have 90 days to release as much bonus as you can. Contact 888poker support for more details.

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Matthew Pitt
Senior Editor

Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.

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